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Modifier Keys
Mac Key
Windows Key
Use
1
⌘
Ctrl
Primary modifier
2
⇧
Shift
Secondary modifier. Takes whatever the action was and alters it. E.g. L to switch layers one direction, ⇧ L to switch in the other direction
3
⌥
Alt
Tertiary modifier. Also our “go” modifier
4
⌃
🙅
Avoid. No matching key on Windows
5
🙅
Windows Key
Avoid. Generally off limits for applications and no matching key on Mac
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Correct order for modifier keys
Flux Keyboard Shortcuts
Category
Action
Mac
Windows
Description
Notes
Status in Code
Testing Status
Behavior
Places Mentioned
General
10
Create New Project
⌥ N
Alt N
Branch
Chrome Mac
As expected
Main Menu
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Clone Current Project
⌥ ⇧ N
Alt Shift N
Branch
Chrome Mac
As expected
Main Menu
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Publish to Library
⌘ P
Ctrl P
Existing
Chrome Mac
As expected
Main Menu
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Insert Comment
C
C
Existing
Chrome Mac
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Context Menu
Ask Copilot
⌥ C
Alt C
Existing
Chrome Mac
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Context Menu
Browser Zoom In
⌘ +
Ctrl +
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Browser Zoom Out
⌘ -
Ctrl -
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Cancel Current Action
Esc
Esc
Branch
Chrome Mac
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Open Keyboard Shortcuts
⌘ /
Ctrl /
Safari co-opts ⌘ / . Can we override Safari?
Branch
Chrome Mac
As expected
Main Menu
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Close Comments
Esc
Esc
Branch
Chrome Mac
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
View
19
Hide/Show UI
⌘ \
Ctrl \
Branch
As expected
Main Menu under 'View'
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Hide/Show Collaborative Cursors
⇧ ⌘ \
Ctrl Shift \
Previously “Toggle Collaborative Cursors Visibility”
Branch
As expected
Main Menu under 'View'
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Hide/Show Comments
⇧ C
Shift C
Previously “Toggle Comments Visibility”
Branch
As expected
Main Menu under 'View'
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Hide/Show All Pin Labels
⇧ P
Shift P
As expected
Main Menu under 'View'
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Open/Close the Feedback Drawer
⌥ F
Alt F
The bottom drawer with Problems and Comments
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Tooltip
Open/Close the Layer List
⌥ L
Alt L
Previously “Toggle the visibility of the layer view controller in PCB mode”
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Tooltip
Flip Viewport to Top/Bottom
⌥ ⇧ F
Alt Shift F
Option is the “Go” modifier
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Missing Tooltip
Focus a Copper Layer
L then 1-n
(where n = the number of stackup layers)
L then 1-n
(where n = the number of stackup layers)
Arpeggio
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Tooltip
Focus Top or Bottom Overlay
L then O or ⇧ O
L then O
Arpeggio
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Tooltip
Focus Top or Bottom Solder Paste
L then P or ⇧ P
L then P
Arpeggio
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Tooltip
Focus Top or Bottom Solder Mask
L then M or ⇧ M
L then M
Arpeggio
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Tooltip
Focus Off
L then ESC
L then ESC
Arpeggio
As expected
No where
Hide/Show a Copper Layer
H then 1-n
(where n = the number of stackup layers)
H then 1-n
(where n = the number of stackup layers)
Arpeggio
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Tooltip
Hide/Show Top or Bottom Overlay
H then O or ⇧ O
H then O or Shift O
Arpeggio
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Tooltip
Hide/Show Top or Bottom Solder Paste
H then P or ⇧ P
H then P or Shift P
Arpeggio
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Tooltip
Hide/Show Top or Bottom Solder Mask
H then M or ⇧ M
H then M or Shift M
Arpeggio
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Tooltip
Hide/Show Off
H then ESC
H then ESC
Arpeggio
As expected
No where
Snap to Alignment on PCB
⇧ A
⇧ A
Hide/Show Measurements
⇧ M
⇧ M
Edit
16
Undo
⌘ Z
Ctrl Z
Local
As expected
Main Menu
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Redo
⇧ ⌘ Z
Ctrl Shift Z
Local
As expected
Main Menu
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Delete
Backspace or
Delete
Backspace or Delete
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Copy
⌘ C
Ctrl C
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Context Menu
Copy Properties
⌥ ⌘ C
Ctrl Alt C
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Copy Layout Rules
⇧ ⌘ C
Ctrl Shift C
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Cut
⌘ X
Ctrl X
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Paste
⌘ V
Ctrl V
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Duplicate
⌘ D
Ctrl D
Not working
No where
Duplicate with Drag
⌥ Drag
Alt Drag
Exclude from V2
Not working
No where
Rename
⌘ Return
Ctrl Enter
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Edit Component
⌘ E
Ctrl E
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Convert Selection to Component
⇧ ⌘ P
Ctrl Shift P
Local
As expected
Context Menu
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Assign Component to Hotkey
⇧ 1
⇧ 2
⇧ 3
⇧ 4
⇧ 5
Shift 1
Shift 2
Shift 3
Shift 4
Shift 5
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Insert Component from Hotkey
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Give Focus to Toolbar
Tab
Tab
FOR PCB Editor ONLY
As expected
No where
Navigation
11
Navigate Left
←
←
Existing
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Navigate Up
↑
↑
Existing
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Navigate Right
→
→
Existing
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Navigate Down
↓
↓
Existing
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Pan
Spacebar Drag
Spacebar Drag
Local
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Zoom In
+
or
⌘ +
+
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Zoom Out
-
or
⌘ -
-
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Zoom to Fit All or Selection
0
0
0 better matches other software
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Missing Tooltip
Assign current viewport position to hotkey
⇧ 6
⇧ 7
⇧ 8
⇧ 9
Shift 6
Shift 7
Shift 8
Shift 9
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Recall saved viewport position
6
7
8
9
6
7
8
9
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Find Component
⌘ F
Ctrl F
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Selection
8
Select All
⌘ A
Ctrl A
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Deselect All
⇧ ⌘ A or ESC
Ctrl Shift A or ESC
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Multi-Select
⇧ Click
Shift Click
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Select Entire Wire
⌘
Ctrl
Schematic Page
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Deep Select
⌘
Ctrl
PCB Page
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Multi-Select Items From Object List (PCB Editor)
⌘ Click
Ctrl Click
As expected
No where
Deep Select Within a Rectangle
⌘ Drag
Ctrl Drag
To be resolved
No where
Range Select From Object List (PCB Editor)
⇧ Click
Shift Click
As expected
No where
Transform
15
Nudge Left
←
←
Moving different elements in editor.
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Nudge Up
↑
↑
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Nudge Right
→
→
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Nudge Down
↓
↓
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Nudge Minor Step Left
⇧ ←
Shift ←
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Nudge Minor Step Up
⇧ ↑
Shift ↑
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Nudge Minor Step Right
⇧ →
Shift →
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Nudge Minor Step Down
⇧ ↓
Shift ↓
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Rotate Right
]
]
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Context Menu
Rotate Left
[
[
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Context Menu
Rotate Right Individually
⇧ ]
Shift ]
Rotating individual elements
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Rotate Left Individually
⇧ [
Shift [
Rotating individual elements
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Flip Horizontally
F
F
The shortcuts for this pair should be different. Rotate doesn’t require a modifier, so neither should flip horizontal. Also, rotate uses a common axis by default. So Flip on individual axis should be the modified action. Also, let’s combine this action with Flip the ‘L’ of a route.
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Context Menu
Flip Horizontally Individually
⇧ F
Shift F
Flipping individual elements
Branch
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Axis-Aligned Drag
⇧ Drag
Shift Drag
Snaps the movement to the nearest axis
Branch
As expected
No where
Transform (PCB only)
2
Flip Layer
F
F
Moves the selected object to the opposite side of the Layout. Also, we use L which traverses layers in different ways depending on the context.
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Measure Distance
M
M
Displays a line from the origin to the cursor with a read out of the distance
Hackathon project Q1 2023
As expected
Context Menu
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Arrange
10
Align Left
⌥ A
Alt A
From Figma. Changed name
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Align Right
⌥ D
Alt D
From Figma. Changed name
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Align Horizontal Centers
⌥ H
Alt H
From Figma. Changed name
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Align Top
⌥ W
Alt W
From Figma. Changed name
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Align to Bottom
⌥ S
Alt S
From Figma. Changed name
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Align Vertical Centers
⌥ V
Alt V
From Figma. Changed name
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Space Evenly
S
S
For Schematic
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Space Evenly Horizontally
⌥ ⇧ H
Option Shift H
For PCB
As expected
Context Menu
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Space Evenly Vertically
⌥ ⇧ V
Option Shift V
For PCB
As expected
Context Menu
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Lock
⇧ L
Shift L
Prevents further modification of an object
How about ⇧ L?
Others are taken:
Ideas for Future
-
Connect on Schematic
4
Start Drawing a Wire
Double Click the Canvas or
Click a Terminal
Double Click the Canvas or
Click a Terminal
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Create a Wire Elbow
Click
Click
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Finish Drawing a Wire
Double Click the Canvas or
Click a Terminal or
ESC
Double Click the Canvas or
Click a Terminal or
ESC
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Flip Trace Elbow Direction
F
F
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Connect on PCB
10
Start Drawing a Trace
Click the white dot on a Pad or the end of a Trace
Click the white dot on a Pad or the end of a Trace
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Create a Trace Elbow
Click
Click
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
End Drawing a Trace
Click the white dot on a Pad or a Trace or
ESC
Click the white dot on a Pad or a Trace or
ESC
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Flip Trace Elbow Direction
F
F
Flips the position of the chamfer in the current segment
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Cycle Through Preferred Trace Width
W
W
Landing shortly from a PR Matthias is working on
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Cycle Backwards Through Preferred Trace Width
⇧ W
⇧ W
Landing shortly from a PR Matthias is working on
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Draw or Drag Traces at Any Angle
⇧
Shift
Hold Shift to draw a trace at any angle. Otherwise, traces are drawn at 45°.
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Toggle MultiRouting Mode when available
⌘
Ctrl
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Drag Traces/Vias Without Keeping Them Connected
⌘
Ctrl
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Draw Trace on Next Layer with a Via
V
V
As expected
Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog
Cursor
3